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The Tampa Bay Rays are considering filing tampering charges against the Chicago Cubs or complaining to Major League Baseball after former manager Joe Maddon opted out of his contract to fill the same position with the Cubs. Agent Alan Nero said there was "absolutely" no tampering and claimed that Maddon took advantage of a clause in his contract giving him a 14-day window to opt out as soon as executive vice president Andrew Friedman joined the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Andrew Friedman's deal with his new team is worth $35 million, plus incentives, over five years. The contract is the largest for a general manager in baseball history.

Sources indicate the Tampa Bay Rays will open the 2014 season with a payroll higher than the $72.8 million payroll the Rays posted in 2010, which was the previous record. This would indicate the Rays will stick with SP David Price for at least the start of the 2014 campaign. "We feel like we have a really good chance to be great next year. That's why we're doing what we're doing," Rays vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said.

Tampa Bay Rays executive vice president Andrew Friedman has said his team will not make any huge moves come trade-deadline time July 31, but there could be some moves made. "We are always looking to improve, and between now and Wednesday, we're going to do everything we can to do that," Friedman said. "But I can't overstate our confidence in the team that we have. This is a tremendous group of guys, and the worst thing we can do is to feel pressure to make a move just for its own sake."